Carbonated beverage dispenser



June 1, 1937. MAGGIQRA 2,082,706

CARBONATED BEVERAGE DISPENSER Filed May 25, 1956 ATTORNEYS claimed.

' valve seat 3 engaged by a valve 4, thestem 5 of Patented June 1,;

" yA ngelo Dr'Maggiora, sacramento; Calif. I ApplicationMay 23,1936,'=Scrial No. 8 1 -,491V,

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This invention relate s to carbonated beverage dispensers and hasfor'the primary object the provision of a' deviceof this character whichmay be easily and quickly adapted to a bottle or like container inwhich-the carbonated beverage is sold and which will open the bottle bythe appli cation thereto and provides aneflicient seal to preventdeterioration of the beverage'and is so constructed that the beveragemay bev dispensed asdesired. A a

With these and other objects in view,-this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and For a complete understanding ofmy invention,

and accompanying draw n in which v Figure 1 is a fragmentary verticalsectional view illustrating'a dispenser adapted to a bottle reference isto be had to the following description and constructed in accordancewithmy invention.

Figure 2 is a toptplan view dispenser.

Figure ,3 is a sectional view taken on the line illustrating the Iii-3of Figure 1. I

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating themeans'of'securing the dispenser to the bottle. 1

Figure 5 is a view similar to. Figure 4 showing the connection betweenan adjusting'sleeve-and an anchoring clamp.- g Figure 6 is azplarr viewillustrating a specially constructed cap to be used on the bottle.

Figure 7 is a sectional view illustrating the cap. Figure 8 is a sideelevation illustrating a punci- ,turing element employed, for I standardor caps now in use onbottles.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the nu meral I indicates a valvehousingon which is formed a nozzle 2. The valve housing I has a whichextends through the valve housing and is equipped; with a finger piece6. A coil spring] surrounds the stein between the valve housing and thefinger piece for urgingthe' valve in engagement with the seat 3. Thestems is guided in its sliding movement by a spider 8 mounted in thevalve housing. Formed on the valve'housing below the valve seat is aninternally and externally screw threaded sleeve 9. Threaded intothesleeve 9 is-a tube In adapted to pass-downwardly in a bottle II andhas integral therewith a cap engaging disc Ill; The lower end of thetube I0 is internally screw threaded to receive the adjusting sleeve 18.,The bushing I1 .is' provided ,-formed on the sleeve l8."Located in thebushtube Ill and are interposed'between the bushing l'Landthecap'engagingdisc, Ill and with the clamp applied toithe neck of thebottleand the ment 'of' the bushing l1 relative to thesleeve l8 closedposition will prevent the contents of th 'penetratethe material thereof.When employing a standard type of cap commonly known as the crown capthe puncturing element I3 is employed and consists; of a cone-shapedbody 29, the pointed screw threaded end of-"either of 1 elements" or is.

When employing invention on a bottle J the latter may beiequipped with astandard or a ordinarytype of crown cap'(not. shown) or the, 5 bottlemay be equipped with a 'cap l4 secured to the neck of the 'bottle inthe'same manner as the ordinary type of crown cap. The cap It is offset,as shown at I5. The cap about the ofiset I5 is weakened so thatwhen thepuncturing element I2 is brought into engagement therewith with minimumforce the; material of the offset will be broken away allowing the tubeIt to pass downwardly in the bottle. 7 A gasket i6 isarrangedinthecaplfi;

A bushing I1 is threaded .to the sleev'eB and is of a diameter greaterthan the diameter of the l neck of the bottle and has threaded thereinan with a packing I 9 to-engage*the.-tube Jill and sleeveS. V I

A' sectional clamp isplaced about the neck of the bottle below the usualshoulder Men the bottle; The sectional clamp is hinged'together,

as shown at 22,'and is equipped witha fastener '25 23 whereby the clampmayfbereadilyapplied and removed from the neck of' the bottle; Pivoted gto the clamp '20 are yokes 24 adapted to be'tbrought in engagement withprojections or keepers 525 ing I! is a plurality of *washers '26. One ofthe washers is preferably constructed of metal and is indicated by 'thecharacter- 21 while the oth er washers may be constructed'of anysuitablecomposition material: The washers surround the yokes in engagement withthe keepers an adjustwill draw the washers in tight engagement withthebushing arid-the cap engaging disc 10' thereby providing aireffective seal between'myinvention'and theibottles Thevalve being heldin 8.

bottlefrom evaporating orideteriorating.

Thepuncturing' element I2 is ,provided with several prongs 28 which whenbrought in engagement with the offset 15 of the capwill readily .end' ofwhich will readily pass through the .cap when placed in engagement withsaid cap'with sumcient force. The puncturing elements l2 and 83 eachhave a bore passing therethrough.

After the application of my invention to a bottle, as shown in Figure 1,and if said bottle contains charged beverage it is only necessary tounseat the valve 6 by pressing on the finger piece 6 so that the chargedbeverage may pass out of the bottle by way of the tube ill and nozzle 2.As soon as the finger piece t is released the spring '7 acts to closethe valve, consequently sealing the beverage against atmosphericconditions and which will prevent deterioration of the beverage. If thebeverage is not charged, the valve is opened and the bottle is tilted sothat the beverage may flow from the bottle by way of the tube and thenozzle.

The tubes IQ may heof difierent lengths so that this device may beadapted to bottles of pint,

quart and other sizes.

Having described the invention, I claim:

The combination of a bottle having a closure and a dispenser including avalve of the self-seating type, a finger piece for opening said valve, anozzle formed on the housing for said valve, a tube detachably securedto the housing for said valve, a penetrating element detachably securedto said tube, a bushing detachably secured to the valve housing andhaving the tube extending therethrough, an adjusting sleeve threaded tosaid bushing, packing between the bushing and the closure of the bottle,a clamp detachably mounted on the neck of the bottle, yokes pivoted tosaid clamp, and projections formed on the adjusting sleeve to be engagedby the yokes.

ANGELO I). MAGGIORA.

